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National abjection
National abjection the Asian American body onstage
Karen Shimakawa
Publisher: Durham : Duke University Press, 2002.
ISBN: 0822384248   LCC: E184  

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-188) and index.

"It's not right for a body to know his own origins," -- "I should
be-American!" Abjection and the Asian (American) Body -- "The dance
that's happening" Performance, Politics, and Asian American Theatre
Companies -- "We'come a Chinatowng, Folks!"Resisting Abjection --
"I'll be here ... right where you left me" Mimetic Abjection/Abject
Mimicry -- "Whose history is this, anyway?" Changing Geographies in
Ping Chong's East-West Quartet.

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LCC Number: E184

Book Details:

Language: eng
Physical Description: xi, 192 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

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